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Question
Show on a graph, the variation of resistivity with temperature for a typical semiconductor.
Solution
The following curve shows the variation of resistivity with temperature for a typical semiconductor.
This is because, for a semiconductor, resistivity decreases rapidly with increasing temperature.
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